Law

These sites will help answer questions on various legal issues including landlord-tenant law, child support, how to file in small claims court, how to choose a lawyer, and where to receive free legal advice.

• Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. provides LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LOW-INCOME community. LSEM handles civil (not criminal) cases in the areas of family, housing, consumer, employment, public benefits, income maintenance, and other PROBLEMS SPECIFIC TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. LSEM staff, which includes attorneys and social workers, also address the social service needs of most clients
  http://www.lsem.org/
  
  
• Missouri Attorney General Landlord-Tenant Law. This pdf describes MISSOURI LANDLORD-TENANT LAW and how to receive additional information.
  http://www.ago.mo.gov/publications/landlordtenant.pdf
  
  
• St. Louis University Law Clinic. FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE in civil cases to low income persons in areas of housing, healthcare, divorce, family issues, estates, guardianship.
  http://www.communityconnection.org/resource_pages/32303.html
  
  
• The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. offers resources for the public including assistance FINDING AN ATTORNEY, a FEE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM, and information for FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST AN ATTORNEY OR JUDGE. BAMSL also provides general information on legal topics, a senior citizen's manual, a free 24 HOUR LEGAL INFORMATION HOTLINE and attorney speakers upon request.
  http://bamsl.org/
  
  

• Missouri Attorney General Landlord-Tenant Law. This pdf describes MISSOURI LANDLORD-TENANT LAW and how to receive additional information.
  http://www.ago.mo.gov/publications/landlordtenant.pdf
  
  
• Missouri Attorney General's Office. This page tells you how to get answers to the following legal questions (1) I think a BUSINESS HAS DEFRAUDED ME. What should I do? (2) What can you do if you DISPUTE A COMPANY'S SERVICES, merchandise or bill? (3) Who takes COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRIVATE LAWYERS? (4) Who takes COMPLAINTS ABOUT JUDGES?
  www.ago.mo.gov/
  
  
• Missouri Department of Social Services Child Support Payment Information. This website offers information concerning receiving and paying CHILD SUPPORT
  http://www.dss.mo.gov/cse/
  
  
• University of Missouri Extension Division-Family Economics and Management publications. This site offers information on how to file and present your case in SMALL CLAIMS COURT, and what to know before SIGNING A CONTRACT.
  http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/hesguide/famecon/index.htm
  
  

• FindLaw.Com. This site offers FREE LEGAL ADVICE on dozens of topics and offers links to OTHER SOURCES of legal information and a dictionary of legal terms.
  http://consumer.findlaw.com/
  
  
• FreeAdvice.Com. This site offers FREE LEGAL ADVICE for consumers or businesses. Topics such as Accident, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Business, Criminal, and Employment Law are included.
  http://freeadvice.com/